The softball tournament benefits breast-cancer patients

The fourth annual Saving Second Base coed softball tournament, benefiting area breast-cancer patients and the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center, will take place Sept. 8 at Austintown Township Park, 6000 Kirk Road. Registration is at 7:30 a.m. Play starts at 8 a.m.

The deadline to enter is Aug. 16. The cost is $250 per team of 10-14 players, four of whom must be female. The cost for individual players is $20. Each player receives a T-shirt, light lunch and bottled water.

Make checks payable to A Way With Words Foundation Inc., 1695 N. Duck Creek Road, North Jackson, OH 44451.

Corporate sponsors are needed. Sponsors receive backstop signage and are included in all advertising and on the T-shirts. Sponsor opportunities are Grand Slam, $1,000; Home Run, $500; Triple Play, $300; Double Play, $200, and Single Hit, $100.